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JOBLESS RATE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2019
Japan's working women top 30 million as jobless rate improves to 2.3%
The number of women holding a job rose 530,000 from a year before, contributing to the total number of employees hitting a record 67.47 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2018
Amid labor shortage, record 70% of Japanese women held jobs in August
Women have long had fewer opportunities to pursue careers than men because of expectations they will become homemakers or focus on raising children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2018
Japan's jobless rate falls to lowest level in over quarter century
The unemployment rate fell to the lowest level in more than 25 years in May as companies ramped up hiring amid solidifying economic conditions, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2017
Job availability in Japan remains high amid labor crunch
Companies continued to face a severe labor shortage in September, with job availability remaining at historic highs, government data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2017
Data shows job availability at best level in over 26 years, but consumption tepid in March
The ratio of job offers to job seekers hits a new modern-day record of 1.45, but slack spending signals that Japan's recovery still needs a push.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2016
Household spending continues to tumble
The nation's household spending fell for the eighth straight month and the jobless rate remained flat in October, posing persistent challenges for the government's efforts to spur growth momentum in the economy, government data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2016
Japan's plunging jobless rate is due to aging, not Abenomics
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sees it, the tight labor market is a key success of his economic strategy: The unemployment rate is the lowest in 21 years and the job-to-applicant ratio is the highest in 25 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2016
Japan's job availability hits record high but unemployment rate remains flat
The labor market remained tight in April as job availability rose to the highest level in over 24 years and the unemployment rate remained flat at 3.2 percent.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2016
Unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in January
Japan's unemployment rate in January registered its lowest level in three months, falling to 3.2 percent from 3.3 percent the previous month and reflecting a continuation of the tight labor market, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 29, 2014
Jobless rate rises to 3.8% on July surge in job-seekers
The unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent in July from 3.7 percent in June as more people began looking for jobs to tap an apparent upturn in the economy, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2014
Japan's jobless rate drops to 3.6%, lowest since July 2007
The unemployment rate improved to 3.6 percent in February from 3.7 percent the previous month, government data showed Friday, indicating that the expansion in corporate profits has prompted companies to hire more workers on the back of the nascent economic recovery.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 31, 2014
Deflation nearing end, 2013 data show
Economic data for 2013 show signs that Japan is moving a step closer to beating prolonged deflation, with consumer prices rising for the first time in five years while the employment situation also improved.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2013
September jobless rate improves a bit to 4%
The unemployment rate fell a point to 4.0 percent in September, the government said Tuesday, indicating companies have become willing to hire more workers with the economy recuperating.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2013
Unemployment rate rises to 4.1%
The unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent in August from 3.8 percent in July, the first increase in six months, as more people began looking for jobs amid increasing signs of economic recovery, the government announced Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 2, 2013
Jobless rate improved to 4.2% in January
The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in January from a revised 4.3 percent in December for the first improvement in three months as more women found jobs, government data showed Friday.
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Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
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Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
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For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
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LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
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'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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